Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Upper Midwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, February 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
February 1979 1-Month |
1.07" (27.18mm) | 1.02" (25.91mm) |
0.05" (1.27mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1987 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1984 | ||||||
|
Jan–Feb 1979 2-Month |
2.66" (67.56mm) | 2.17" (55.12mm) |
0.49" (12.44mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1987 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–Feb 1979 3-Month |
3.98" (101.09mm) | 3.41" (86.61mm) |
0.57" (14.48mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1931 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1969 | ||||
| Ties: 1938 | ||||||
|
Nov 1978–Feb 1979 4-Month |
5.91" (150.11mm) | 5.24" (133.10mm) |
0.67" (17.01mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2003 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1978–Feb 1979 5-Month |
7.19" (182.63mm) | 7.54" (191.52mm) |
-0.35" (-8.89mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–Feb 1979 6-Month |
11.78" (299.21mm) | 10.93" (277.62mm) |
0.85" (21.59mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug 1978–Feb 1979 7-Month |
15.79" (401.07mm) | 14.48" (367.79mm) |
1.31" (33.28mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1978–Feb 1979 8-Month |
21.01" (533.65mm) | 18.07" (458.98mm) |
2.94" (74.67mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1987 | ||||||
|
Jun 1978–Feb 1979 9-Month |
24.84" (630.94mm) | 22.09" (561.09mm) |
2.75" (69.85mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1978–Feb 1979 10-Month |
28.34" (719.84mm) | 25.49" (647.45mm) |
2.85" (72.39mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1978–Feb 1979 11-Month |
31.40" (797.56mm) | 27.99" (710.95mm) |
3.41" (86.61mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1977 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 1978–Feb 1979 12-Month |
32.09" (815.09mm) | 29.70" (754.38mm) |
2.39" (60.71mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1911 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2020 | ||||
|
Sep 1977–Feb 1979 18-Month |
45.49" (1,155.45mm) | 40.64" (1,032.26mm) |
4.85" (123.19mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1977 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 1977–Feb 1979 24-Month |
66.94" (1,700.28mm) | 59.40" (1,508.76mm) |
7.54" (191.52mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1931 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 1976–Feb 1979 36-Month |
87.67" (2,226.82mm) | 89.04" (2,261.62mm) |
-1.37" (-34.80mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1935 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 1975–Feb 1979 48-Month |
118.28" (3,004.31mm) | 118.68" (3,014.47mm) |
-0.40" (-10.16mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1934 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 1974–Feb 1979 60-Month |
147.97" (3,758.44mm) | 148.35" (3,768.09mm) |
-0.38" (-9.65mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1934 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 30, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/